The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
General News,

General News.
Business dun.
CLOUDY aud cool.
RIVER still falling.
Two BOATS leaving today.
TnE Ohio has laid up here
TIE Granite State is due from Cincinnati
TnE Helena will be due here Monday from
New Orleans.
TnE Gavoso left yesterday for TiptonvillC
with good trip.
THE Coahoma was tOwcd MP 10 a point
near the mouth Of Wolf river yesterday.
TuE james Lee from Friars Point brought
40 bales Of cotton and 300 sacks OF cotton
seed.
DURING the twenty.four hours ending al
noon yesterday the river here fell two
inches.
Tux valley tow-boat that passed here
Thursday for Cairo was the Future City, AND
not the Oakland.
TIR Anchor line steamer City OF Cairo
Capt shep Lightner, leaves here at O'Clock
this evening for Vicksburg.
Tm Rosa Lee, from Osceola, had 81 bales
0f cotton, I bags of seed cotton, 3iS sacks oil
cotton seed, 10 sacks Of corn and - head Of
stock.
Carr. jim GILMORE, OF pittsburg, saws that
in May and June, lsj5, lac loaded Goa
which never got away until the following
March.
Carr. CHARLEY CurucH, formerly on the
| Charles Morgan, Belle shreveport aud
other steamboats,, Is u passenger on the
Guiding Star.
TnE Buckeye State, which left Eyansvill,
/ on Tuesday night last, was caught IN
heavy wind. which blew her out Of the chan
mel, at scuillctown, fully forty rods.
THE Charlie Clark arrived early yesterday
morning from the Ohio river with three
| barges loaded with coal Tor Mcssrs. Brown
Jones. She returned with ten empty bargcs
FR,NR Lrrcn. an old and well known
| river steward. has entered suit against til,
| firm ~ John 4. Wood a SON for 5000 FOL
| injuries received while on one II the boat
| owned by defendants.
TE Anchor line company's boats, will
| the exception of three are all laid up at ~
Louis, AMI the Mississippi Valley Transports
| ton company has eight bargcs there, thcil
| tOw.buuts oil being ut or below Cairo.
Tue crew Of the Rob Roy have returned
home and given up all efforts To relieve theii
boat, which i aground near Peters, until
there i n rise IN the river the prospects fol
which look blue ~ present The boys footed
| IL from Mhoon's Ia the nearest railroad sta
ton, distance Of five miles
TnE Eugene, Capt. III Rowland, arrived
Yesterday from Arkansas river, with 10 bale,
II cotton, l67 sacks of cotton seed and >,
| package Of sundries She leaves again thi'
evening for Helena, TcrrcEc, Pine Bluff and
all way landiugs 90 Arkansas river. VIII
Rowland has charge Of the office.
TIN Guiding star, from Cincinnati, with 9
full load on herself aud barge aud towing
fuel barge and Frnch's New Sensation show
boat passed Ia New orleans yesterday after
noon without landing. The show boat will
bc lett at Natchcz. Thursday night the Guild
ing Star grounded while making the crossing
from the head II Island 10 over 20 Bradlcy's
She was drawing nearly seven feet, and raj
| down un the reef some distance out Of tn
channel She lightcncd ON the barge and
with the assistance 81 the tug James O'Con
nor, which went tn her relief she got of IA,
uar yesterday morning.
TuE steamer Eugene arrived yesterday
bringing u tine cargo. She left this morning
with Capt ~ Rowland un the roof and Capt
Matt Downs nt the wheel. We learn tina
Christmas day on board the steamer was eel
cbntcd with great pomp and circumstance
Years ago When Capt. III WIS a soldier an'
mot afraid Ia die, he set great stores by hi
ability to eat blue beef, nnd RJt V 20 I've nm
dcrstood In the cavalry division that bis n
lations with the chief commlssory had be
come strained because the commisary ha'
refused to issue 90 him more than the amour
called for IN the regulations, and Ia this ia
he has never let up on this capable officer
who still livCs.--Piac Htg Commercial ga